Liverpool vs Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrovic? Completed it mate
Liverpool take on Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday and shouldn’t have anything to fear from Serbian bruiser Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Mitrovic is the Cottagers spearhead. He’s the big money summer signing and the man who started his league campaign like a house on fire. He’s since been put out.
The former Newcastle United forward definitely has a set of skills that’ll allow him to present a danger to certain defenses around the country, but after this weekend Dutch mammoth Virgil van Dijk will be able to put Mitrovic as another striker he’s completed.
While there is no shame in that – van Dijk has done it to bigger names than the Serb – it’ll still hurt Mitrovic. And that’s because the Netherlands skipper will be able to take him on at his own game, and van Dijk will win.
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Rafa Benitez booted Mitro out of the Toon because he couldn’t work hard enough in his forward line. The reason for this? The striker doesn’t have enough fuel in the tank to lug his 90kg rig around the field and take chances when they arrive.
And with that, the Serb has nailed his colours to the mast. His strength, his ability to put the ball in the back of the net, his physical attributes are what makes him. But against van Dijk it won’t be enough.
The former Southampton man will go toe-to-toe with the strongest, most powerful forwards in the league and come out with barely a scratch.
Hell, if Joe Gomez plays, it won’t be enough for Gomez either. The youngster is physical and he’s got a turn of pace that’ll leave Mitrovic in the dust.
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But that doesn’t mean it will be easy, because it won’t. It’ll be a hard slog, but one that Liverpool should consistently win and by the end van Dijk will be able to say ‘Mitrovic? Completed it mate.’